Every morning before breakfast we have a thought and family prayer. We get our thoughts from the book "Stand A Little Taller" which has a different scripture and then a quote that goes along with that scripture from Gordon B. Hinckley for each day of the year. I was so excited when I read today's quote. I made sure my children were listening and I read it twice, very slowly for emphasis. Now I'm going to type it up in bold letters and hang it in the kitchen. And every time I hear a complaint about doing chores, I'm just pointing to the sign. Here's the quote:
"Children need to work with their parents-to wash dishes with them, to mop floors with them, to mow lawns, to prune trees and shrubbery, to paint and fix up and clean up and do a hundred other things where they will learn that labor is the price of cleanliness and progress and prosperity."
4 comments:
Awesome. My girls are a liitle young to understand it's full meaning, but soon enough they will. It is definitely a keeper to file and use for later.
but mom i dont want to work my butt off because you have been making us do chores this summer.
All I can say is AMEN sister!
Emily watch your mouth young lady. Did you not hear the quote?!
Ha Ha Yall make me laugh! I wish I could ingrain that into my 3 year old daughters head. She always tells me "no you do it" Then I have to struggle with her just to do one little chore. When did they stop thinking "helping mom was fun" & start saying "you do it yourself".
Sigh Sigh,,,,,
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